Evolution of wet-day and dry-day frequency in the western Amazon basin: Relationship with atmospheric circulation and impacts on vegetation

被引：54

作者：

Carlo Espinoza, Jhan ^{[1
]}

Segura, Hans ^{[1
]}

Ronchail, Josyane ^{[2
]}

Drapeau, Guillaume ^{[3
]}

Gutierrez-Cori, Omar ^{[1
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Geofis Peru, Subdirecc Ciencias Atmosfera & Hidrosfera, Lima, Peru

[2] Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Univ, Sorbonne Paris Cite, UMR Locean,UPMC,CNRS,IRD,MNHN, Paris, France

[3] Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, UMR PRODIG, Paris, France

[4] Univ Agr La Molina, Lima, Peru

来源：

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH | 2016年 / 52卷 / 11期

关键词：

SOUTH-AMERICA; MAJOR FLOODS; DROUGHT; CLIMATE; RAINFALL; PRECIPITATION; FORESTS; SEASON; RIVER; TRIBUTARIES;

D O I：

10.1002/2016WR019305

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This paper documents the spatiotemporal evolution of wet-day and dry-day frequency (WDF and DDF) in the western Amazon, its relationships with oceanic and atmospheric variability and possible impact on vegetation. WDF and DDF changed significantly during the 1980-2009 period (p<0.05). An increase in WDF is observed after 1995 over the northern part of the western Amazon (Maraon basin). The average annual value of WDF changed from 22 days/yr before 1995 to 34 days after that date (+ 55% after 1995). In contrast, DDF increased significantly over the central and southern part of this region (Ucayali basin) after 1986. Average annual DDF was 16.2 days before 1986 and 23.8 days afterward (+ 47% after 1986). Interannual variability in WDF appears to be modulated by changes in Pacific SST and the Walker cell during the November-March season. This mechanism enhances convective activity over the northern part of the western Amazon. The increase in DDF is related to warming of the North Tropical Atlantic SST, which produces changes in the Hadley cell and subsidence over the central and the southern western Amazon. More intense seasonal hydrological extremes in the western Amazon therefore appear to be related to changes in WDF and DDF that occurred in 1995 and 1986, respectively. During the 2001-2009 period, an index of vegetation condition (NDVI) appears negatively correlated with DDF (r = -0.95; p < 0.0001). This suggests that vegetation in the western Amazon is mainly water limited, rather than light limited and indicates that the vegetation is highly sensitive to concentration of rainfall.

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页码：8546 / 8560

页数：15

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